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• Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush endorsed Ted Cruz this morning, calling on Republicans to coalesce around the Texas senator and "overcome the divisiveness and vulgarity Donald Trump has brought into the political arena." Bush, who declined to endorse Marco Rubio before the March 15 Florida primary, called Cruz "a consistent, principled conservative who has demonstrated the ability to appeal to voters and win primary contests." As as presidential candidate, Bush was the earliest target of Trump and also Trump's most vocal adversary as others — including Cruz and Rubio — took a hands off approach before joining the fight (too late, some Republicans contend).

• Hulk Hogan — er, Terry Bollea — is slated to appear on Good Morning America this morning, then meet with the women from the View to begin making the case that he's not a racist heel, now that the Gawker trial is done. Check with tampabay.com after the broadcast to get our rundown of what he has to say. You can also follow staff writer Katie Mettler on Twitter (@kemettler).

• Tonight at Tampa's David A Straz Jr. Center for Performing Arts, one of these seven educators will be named Teacher of the Year. Superintendent Jeff Eakins will also name the 2016 Diversity Educator of the Year and Instructional Support Employee of the Year. The announcement happens about 9 p.m. The Tampa Bay Times' Ernest Hooper is the master of ceremonies and Marlene Sokol will live-tweet (@marlenesokol).

• Our film critic Steve Persall got a first look at the new Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice film, and calls it a brooding, self-serious blockbuster. "If you're watching a superhero movie this weekend and smiling, it's a Marvel," Persall writes, giving a nod to DC Comics' competition. "Is being a superhero really this much of a drag?"

• The Lightning is tied atop the Atlantic Division this morning after last night's 6-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings that wasn't as easy as the score makes it look. This one got dicey late in the second period, when the Red Wings cut a three-goal deficit to one. But unlike a third-period collapse Thursday in Dallas, the Lightning scored a clutch five-on-three power-play goal before adding two more in the third. In the end, a sold-out Amalie Arena crowd watched one of the Bolts' biggest regular season games in years — that the team hopes will kickstart a critical six-game homestand on its playoff push.

• Before he hits the stage in Clearwater tonight, comedy icon Don Rickles talked to Persall as he gets ready to celebrate his 90th birthday (Rickles, not Persall) with a stop at Ruth Eckerd Hall tonight. A young kid named Regis Philbin will serve as punching bag.